Thoughts on Biden/Harris

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The only one that fit the profile of a typical VP candidate is Harris. She’s relatively fresh to DC politics but has had some DC experience, and has little to no background that could excite the GOP beyond “something something Willie Brown”.

It was never going to be Warren, for one, thanks to the Native American issue (and I say this as someone who supported Warren for President). Rice was problematic because of the “Benghazi” fiction, and because foreign policy experience is an allergen to xenophobic conservatives. Abrams has no federal experience and sat out of two potential runs for Senate. Whitmer literally just got elected Governor. Bass has those Cuba and Scientology comments, making her a liability in Florida. Demings was even more of a cop and had a very exploitable background as a police chief, a potential lightning rod for the left and the anti-urban right.

The safest choice besides Harris was Duckworth. She’s even more boring, Midwestern and cuddlier to veterans. By the time that Duckworth was ruled out, I figured that Harris had it.

The Berniecrats may hate Harris, or hate the #KHive on Twitter (and the feeling is certainly mutual from the KHive). Harris was not the most progressive prosecutor in California. But Twitter is not real life, progressive prosecutors are still carving their way into the punitive prosecutorial establishment against political biases as we speak, and the Trump campaign will be tasked to come up with an attack line against Harris that could actually stick and not slide off like it’s been sliding off of Biden. The polls are still more favorable to a Biden win, at least for now, less than 90 days to the election.

And progressives who are situated to the left of this ticket still have room for being change agents, especially those who have won primaries this year.

So I’m not actually disappointed by this ticket. It’s not exciting, but this is not as much of an excitement election as it is an anti-incumbent election. I made peace with it a long time ago, and I’m thinking of the longer term. If this ticket wins along with a Senate majority (despite all the headwinds of voter suppression), we can stop the judicial bleeding at the federal level. But we need the Senate filibuster to be dropped so that the bleeding can reverse.

The die has been cast. We need to win it all.

JABBAWOCKEEZ – BARE WIT ME by Teyana Taylor (DANCE VIDEO)

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JABBAWOCKEEZ dance video to “BARE WITH ME” by Teyana Taylor.

Original Song: “Bare With Me” by Teyana Taylor
“Bare Wit Me” Remix by: TJ Lewis (@tjlewis_916)

Produced by: Jabbawockeez

Directed by: TJ Lewis & Christian Astorga (@christianfgy)

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Wardrobe by: Duane Saunders

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Fanny – Ain’t that peculiar (1972)

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Fanny was an American all-female band, active in the early 1970s. They were one of the first notable rock groups to be made up entirely of women, the third to sign with a major label (after Goldie & the Gingerbreads and the Pleasure Seekers), and the first to release an album on a major label (in 1970). They achieved two top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and released five albums.

Sisters June Millington (born April 14, 1948, Manila, Philippines) and Jean Millington (born May 25, 1949, Manila, Philippines) moved with their family from the Philippines to Sacramento, California in 1961. In high school they formed an all-girl band called the Svelts with June on guitar, Jean on bass, Addie Lee on guitar, and Brie Brandt on drums. Brandt was later replaced by Alice de Buhr (born September 4, 1949, Mason City, Iowa). When the Svelts disbanded, de Buhr and Lee formed another all-female group called Wild Honey. The Millington sisters later joined this band, which played Motown covers and eventually moved to Los Angeles.

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Solange – “Cranes in the Sky” | Live at Sydney Opera House

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Recorded live at Vivid LIVE, Sydney Opera House, June 2018.

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Solange – “Cranes in the Sky” | Live at Sydney Opera House

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Pinkshift – i’m gonna tell my therapist on you (home video)

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Pinkshift – “i’m gonna tell my therapist on you” (Official Video)

when some friends hang out for some socially-distant jamming :’) a very warm and special thank you to Katie Smith – who has shown us nothing but love and support (and let us use her house)

filmed by: pinkshift
edited by: paul vallejo

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Lyrics to “i’m gonna tell my therapist on you”
[Verse 1] ohmygod why are you sad again
take a dose of something to forget
walk a mile in my shoes
if you don’t come back
at least i’ve got nothing to lose

[Chorus] hello can i help you
I don’t think i’ve ever seen you before
and if you think that i should listen to you
I’m about to kick your ass through the door

[Verse 2] carry me further in regret
I tried to leave but regret’s got quite a death grip
the meds aren’t working for me anymore
my head is spiraling, i’m spiraling downwards

[Chorus] (2x)
[Verse 2]

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Pinkshift Try to Keep it Together Through Quarantine in New Video https://ift.tt/2CkuLNs

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Professor who’s been right about every election since 1984 reveals his 2020 prediction

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American University history professor Allan Lichtman developed a system that has accurately predicted every presidential election since 1984 (with one exception: he predicted Al Gore, who did win the popular vote but lost to George W. Bush. Licthman stands by that prediction). Licthman tells CNN’s Michael Smerconish that his system predicts President Donald Trump will lose the White House this year. #CNN #News

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